Mr Juncker said: “If there were to be a ‘yes’ vote in favor of Catalan independence, then we will respect that opinion.

Another world dignitary comes out to say that the vote for independence of Catalonia will be honored!

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The president of the executive European Commission made the remarks during a broadcast on Youtube on Thursday.

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Mr Juncker said: “If there were to be a ‘yes’ vote in favor of Catalan independence, then we will respect that opinion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDlraECCDqM

President of the European Parliament Antonio Tajani said “a hypothetical independent Catalonia would start from scratch” with the European Union, the meaning when reading between the lines – the Catalans would automatically cease to be European citizens.

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Spain’s constitutional court has said the vote is illegal and Madrid has threatened to arrest the region’s mayors who take part or enable the vote to take place.

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Ending today’s Catalonia Referendum update with last but not least, a very interesting remark by Julian Assange on Twitter Looking at Julian Assange’s twitter feed revealing how important he believes the vote of this autonomous region of Spain is.